Animals--Pink Floyd | The Story Behind the Album Cover Art

Send us Fan MailA 40-foot inflatable pig. A power station. A missing police marksman. What could possibly go wrong?When Pink Floyd set out to photograph a flying pig over London’s Battersea Power Station, they didn’t plan on grounding flights at Heathrow, dispatching fighter jets, or terrifying livestock in Kent. But that’s exactly what happened.Was it political protest? Performance art? Or just a band with too much helium and not enough rope?Grab a copy of Animals and listen along as we tell the story of Algie — the pig that escaped, the cover that was faked, and the album that turned dogs, pigs, and sheep into a cultural indictment. Questions, comments, recommendations? We’d love to hear from you at [email protected].